DRB JOINERY & BUILDING LTD
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £124.9k | £86.2k |
| Current assets | £78.7k | £72.3k |
| Net assets | £71.1k | £67.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-14✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-28➕HOPE, Catherine appointeddirector
- 2025-02-28➖STEWART, Keith Joseph resigneddirector
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-14🏢Company incorporatedAs DRB JOINERY & BUILDING LTD
- 2022-07-14➕BELL, David Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-07-14➕STEWART, Keith Joseph appointeddirector
- 2022-07-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-03-14: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Robert Bell Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 14/07/2022 |
Miss Catherine Hope Individual · British · DOB 09/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/02/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Keith Joseph Stewartceased 28/02/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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